BAE Systems Receives $56 Million in Orders for Thermal Weapon Sights

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems will provide thermal weapon sights to the U.S. Army under a $56 million contract that continues production of the widely-used sights that improve situational awareness and survivability for men and women in combat. The second-generation thermal sights give soldiers a tremendous day/night advantage to detect, observe and engage the enemy on today’s battlefield by providing imagery independent of darkness, smoke and other common battlefield obscurants